Aetiology and prognosis of encephalopathic patterns on electroencephalogram in a general hospital

Journal of Clinical Neuroscience

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 637-642

  O'Sullivan, S S ^a   Neligan, A ^a   Mullins, G M ^a   Daly, S ^a   McNamara, B ^a   Galvin, R J ^a   Sweeney, B J ^a  

^a University College Cork   (Ireland)

Author keywords

EEG; Electroencephalogram; Encephalopathy; Mortality

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EEG ABNORMALITY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MORTALITY; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; THETA RHYTHM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BRAIN DISEASES; DEMENTIA; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HOSPITALS, GENERAL; HUMANS; LEARNING DISORDERS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEIZURES;

EID: 43049099584     PISSN: 09675868     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2007.04.004     Document Type: Article

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